Filipino Work Values

FINAL COVERAGE

Basic Concept:
= set of internally constituted
VALUES that serves as;
sentiments
a. standards for excellence.
b. concepts of the desirable.
c. prescriptions for action , and
d. ideals to be achieved.
Work Values defined as;
= is a set of values that include good
performance,
take initiative, and working
well with others.

 Work as cultural phenomenon:

Whatever people do and however they do the activity called
are defined, prescribed and directed by their customs
and traditions.

work

Justified by a certain cultural beliefs, values and practices.

Some examples of work values based on the survey;

*Helping Others:

providing assistance to individuals or groups.

* Prestige: having high standing.

*Job Security:
will remain
* Collaboration:
*Compensation:
*Achievement:
results.

a high probability that one

employed.
working with others.
receiving adequate pay.
doing work that yields

* Utilizing Your Skills and

Background: using
your
education and work
do your job

experience to

* Creativity: using your own ideas

* Variety:

doing different activities

* Challenge:

performing tasks that are difficult

* Leisure:

having adequate time away from work

* Recognition:

receiving credit for achievements

* Artistic Expression: expressing one's artistic

talents
* Influence: having the ability to affect people's
opinions and ideas

 For the Filipinos ; What is the idea of

WORK

Trabaho
= involving heavy and light
physical activities or
Physica l exertions.
= Routine activities at home; ( gawa
or gawain)
= Involving mental activities
( propesyon)
= Salaried epmployment
(hanapbuhay)
= for odd jobs ( namamasukan)

Filipino Work Values

"PAKIKISAMA" "mabuti na yung
nakikisama" which means doing something
good for others.
"PAKIKITUNGO" ability of Filipinos to deal
with anybody with warmth and enthusiasm.
"PAMPALUBAG LOOB" - fond of
bargaining ('tawad or dagdag").
"SALITANG PAG IWAS" hide the truth.
"GAYA GAYA", "HAWA HAWA" parepareho na lang tayo All For One, One For
All" or other meaning is copycat.

 "UTANG NA LOOB" something has done

something good to somebody and return

the favor.
"BAYANIHAN" ready to extend helping
hands to those in need.
"PAMAMAGITAN" in every argument,
somebody has to act as mediator.
"HIYA" shyness can hamper learning
from speaking up.
"KAPANGYARIHAN" people with power
tend to dominate others and abuse their
authority by taking advantage of the
weakness of others.

 "PAGSASABUKAS" Time is gold. Time spent

will never come back. Do today

what you can do tomorrow might be too late.

"NINGAS-COGON" enthusiasm is high at the
early stage work . It accelerates and after it has
reached the climax when there is no more
excitement and challenge in the job the interest
in the job dies down.
"SIYA KASI" one is always looking for
someone to put the blame on, Siya
naman talaga ang may gusto niyan, tumulong
lang ako.
"BAHALA NA" come what may, tendency to
leave things to chance, or letting
things happen as they will happen.

 "AMOR PROPIO" - egoism, excessive love of self sensitivity to personal affront

desire to preserve ones good name.

Now here is the list of the attributes of the Filipinos

COMMITMENT pledge to fulfill a duty or a performance to do something.
RESPONSIBILITY dependability, initiative, persistence, aggressiveness,
self-confidence desire to excel.
NATIONALISM loyalty or devotion, love of country.
COMPASSION deep feeling for anothers sorrow or hardships which leads the
person to help or sympathize with the one suffering.
GOAL ORIENTED understands the purpose of life and work of the group or
organization.
DIGNITY worth, self-respect, quality of character or ability that wins the respect
and high opinion of other.
FAMILY SOLIDARITY community interest, objectives or standards that knits a
family together.

WORK and WORK PERFORMANCE

High performers have
positive attitudes and
happy with their jobs,
completing difficult task,
finding ways to accomplish
challenging jobs.
= Look at their job as a
Hindi ako
source of satisfaction and
mapalagay kung
economic income is
walang ginagawa,
second.
nakukunsensya
= uneasy if they dont have
may sahod walang nothing to do.
ginagawa.

Low perfomers look at

their jobs as chores.
Disagreeable tasks, full of
complaints, even before
doing
the job, they already have a
long list of reasons why they
could not do the job.

Shared Orientations of successful

Filipino workers
Integrity = to uphold ones conviction,
can be depended on and trusted in
carrying out his responsibility.
Advocacy (pagkukusa) = working out a
solution to solve anothers problem.
a motive force inside to sustain our
decision to excel.
Perseverance to endure all kinds of
hardships.

 Commitment( katapatan) = positive

attitudes towards work.( dedication,
sincerity, and true to his/her word.
Committed to quality and
productivity-to success.
Harwork (kasipagan) = One
should not be a clock-watcher but a
task achiever.
Spends more time doing his work
right than merely doing it.
finding meaning and excitement in
what he is doing.

 Perseverance( Pagpupunyagi) =
engaging in any line of work to
achieve success.
Is not paved with good opportunities
of good luck.
Teamwork ( Bayanihan) =
cooperation facilitates success in the
workplace.
one who helps in the organization
makes things happen.
Risk taking (Sapalaran) exploring
possibilities, taking things in ones

 Involvement (pakikibaka) = one is

helpful when there is something to
be done. or to volunteer ot to be
taken in.
Networking (halubilo) = linkages,
one has with other people and
institutions. or having connection
with, or working with your
subordinates.
Fortitude ( Lakas ng loob) = inner
strenght of mind and heart in facing
any adversities. or bear difficulties.
quality of temperament or

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Work and Family

View of the family :
= If you dont have
work
you serve no purpose.
= as a social status.
Father/Husband = as head of the
family requires to work to provide
the needs of the family and its
sustenance; while Mother/wife do
the rearing and supports in terms of
doing household chores and
budgeting.

 Parents traits (Filipino view)

Father
Mother
haligi ng tahanan
ilaw ng tahanan
provider
comforter
protector
understanding
decision maker
listener
firm
suporter
shoulder to lean on
husband
* Some common issues and conflict
1. Difficulties in maintaining the balance
between
work and family.

 2. Conflict in time.
3. Setting the equilibrium in case of
dysfunctionalism: such as loosing a
job; distant job, or experiencing
death.

WORK AND EDUCATION

Education is more than the process of going
to school and earning a degree or certificate. It
is a choice to improve your mind and your skills.
Any program, no matter the length or the focus,
is an opportunity to set and strive for goals.
Education is what you make of it. (Internet)

Education gives you tools for

lifelong learning.

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Education improves your quality

of life.
Education improves your
employability and learning
potential.
Education makes you a wellrounded person
Education affects both
community involvement and
personal health.
Education enlarges your
possibilities.
Education expands your selfconcept

 Education gives you tools for lifelong

learning.You learn facts while you are in school,
but more importantly, you learn how to think. While
some of the facts and figures you learn today may
not apply to the world of tomorrow, your ability to
think will be useful always, in everything you do.

Education improves your quality of life.Income

and employment get a boost from education. The
Digest of Education Statistics 1996 reports that
income levels rise as educational levels rise. Figure
1-1 shows average income levels for different levels
of educational attainment. Figure 1-2, also from a
report in the Digest, shows how unemployment
rates decrease as educational levels rise.

 Education improves your employability and earning

potential.Learning additional skills raises your competency so
you can fulfill the requirements of higher-level jobs. In addition,
having a college degree makes an impression on potential
employers and makes you eligible for higher-salaried positions.

Education makes you a well-rounded person.As it widens

your under- standing about what is possible in the world,
education increases your awareness and appreciation of areas
that affect and enrich human lives, such as music, art, literature,
science, politics, and economics.
Education affects both community involvement and
personal health.Education helps to prepare individuals for
community activism by helping them understand political,
economic, and social conditions. Education also increases
knowledge about health behaviors and preventive care. The
more education you have, the more likely you are to practice
healthy habits in your daily life and to make informed decisions.

 Education expands your self-concept.As you rise to

the challenges of education, you will discover that your
capacity for knowledge and personal growth is greater than
you imagined. As your abilities grow, so do opportunities to
learn and do more in class, on the job, and in your
community.
Education enlarges your possibilities.Education gives
you a base of choices and increased power, as shown in
Figure 1-3. First, through different courses of study, it
introduces you to more choices of career and life goals.
Second, through the training you receive, it gives you more
power to achieve the goals you choose. For example, while
taking a writing class, you may learn about careers in
journalism. This experience may lead you to take a class in
journalistic writing that teaches you about reporting. Down
the road, you may decide to work on a newspaper and to
make journalism your career. Looking back, you realize that
two classes you took in college changed the course of your
life.

 What are the common issues and

problems?

Work and Gender